mastermind

nouns

someone who creates new things
conceiver, mastermind, originator
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
Einstein, brain, brainiac, genius, mastermind

verbs

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
"he masterminded the robbery"
direct, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize